HD 164604 b

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HD 164604 b / Caleuche
Discovery
Discovered by Arriagada et al.
Discovery site Las Campanas Observatory
Discovery dateJanuary 26, 2010
Doppler spectroscopy
Orbital characteristics
Apastron 1.40 AU (209,000,000 km)
Periastron 0.85 AU (127,000,000 km)
1.13 ± 0.05 AU (169,000,000 ± 7,500,000 km)
Eccentricity 0.24 ± 0.14
606.4 ± 9.0 d
1.66 y
Average orbital speed
20.3
Inclination 29°±19° [1]
24552674 ± 80
51 ± 23
Semi-amplitude 77 ± 32
Star HD 164604
Physical characteristics
Mass 14.3±5.5  MJ [1]

    HD 164604 b is an extrasolar planet discovered in January 2010 in association with the Magellan Planet Search Program. [2] It has a minimum mass 2.7 times the mass of Jupiter and an orbital period of 606.4 days. Its star is classified as a K2 V dwarf and is roughly 124 light-years away from Earth. [3]

    HD 164604 b is named Caleuche. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Chile, during the 100th anniversary of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Caleuche is a large ghost ship from southern Chilote mythology which sails the seas around the island of Chiloé at night. [4] [5]

    An astrometric measurement of the planet's inclination and true mass was published in 2022 as part of Gaia DR3. [1]

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 3 Gaia Collaboration; et al. (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 674: A34. arXiv: 2206.05595 . doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243782.
    2. Arriagada; et al. (2010). "Five Long-period Extrasolar Planets in Eccentric orbits from the Magellan Planet Search Program". The Astrophysical Journal. 711 (2): 1229. arXiv: 1001.4093 . Bibcode:2010ApJ...711.1229A. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/711/2/1229. S2CID   118682009.
    3. "HD 164604". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia . Retrieved 28 June 2013.
    4. "Approved names". NameExoworlds. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
    5. "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2020-01-02.